Apify vs adhistory: Google Ads, reviews, jobs, PDFs
Apify is an MCP server published by apify. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). adhistory: Google Ads, reviews, jobs, PDFs is an MCP server published by OBrandon. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Apify |  adhistory: Google Ads, reviews, jobs, PDFs |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:42cc91f13363 Forks (GitHub): 437 Pulls (Docker Hub): 39 233 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 15 276 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.5.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Apify | adhistory: Google Ads, reviews, jobs, PDFs |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 15 276 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 39 233 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 437 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-09 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/apify-mcp-server) | On your machine (adhistory-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 10 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | 2, secrets among them: 1 | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/apify/actors-mcp-server | github.com/obrandon/adhistory-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 7 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-11-07 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Apify
Apify is the world's largest marketplace of tools for web scraping, data extraction, and web automation. You can extract structured data from social media, e-commerce, search engines, maps, travel sites, or any other website.
adhistory: Google Ads, reviews, jobs, PDFs
Competitor Google ads, app reviews, job boards, PDF tables/invoices, email checks via Apify
How to run each
Apify As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "APIFY_TOKEN=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" --transport stdio apify-mcp-server -- docker run -i --rm -e APIFY_TOKEN mcp/apify-mcp-serverRequires: APIFY_TOKEN (secret)
adhistory: Google Ads, reviews, jobs, PDFs As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --env "APIFY_TOKEN=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" --transport stdio adhistory-mcp -- uvx adhistory-mcpRequires: APIFY_TOKEN (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of adhistory: Google Ads, reviews, jobs, PDFs publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Apify asks for
TOOLS
Only adhistory: Google Ads, reviews, jobs, PDFs asks for
APIFY_MAX_CHARGE_USD
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Apify · What it can do: adhistory: Google Ads, reviews, jobs, PDFs · Compare two other plugins
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